A traveling wave approach to plasma pumping for X-ray sources

Progress in high-brightness excimer lasers and in optical angular multiplexing of excimer lasers presents an opportunity to provide very intense pumping of X-ray sources, both in favorable geometry and in traveling waves, all at low cost. The traveling-wave strategy can be tailored to the parameters...

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Published in:Laser and particle beams 1989-08, Vol.7 (3), p.405-409
Main Author: Jensen, Reed J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Exact sciences and technology
Instruments, apparatus, components and techniques common to several branches of physics and astronomy
Physics
X- and γ-ray instruments and techniques
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Summary:Progress in high-brightness excimer lasers and in optical angular multiplexing of excimer lasers presents an opportunity to provide very intense pumping of X-ray sources, both in favorable geometry and in traveling waves, all at low cost. The traveling-wave strategy can be tailored to the parameters of the system to be pumped. This design option can be of great importance for systems lasing at wavelengths in the kilovolt regime where upper level lifetimes are short, and where mirror technology is presently tenuous. Features of several design strategies are explored.
ISSN:0263-0346
1469-803X
DOI:10.1017/S0263034600007369